Stove-pipx-thimble



(No Model.)

J. H. GONGWER.

STOVE PIPE THIMBLE.

Patented Apr. 21, 1885.

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JEFFERSON H. GONGWER, OF COLUMBIA CITY, INDIANA.

STOVE-PlPE'THlMBLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,356, dated April21,1885.

Application filed February 4, 1884. (No'modeL) To aZZ whom it mayconcern:

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON H. GONGWEl}, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Golumbia City, county of Whitley, State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Stove- Pipe Thimble, by which, first, astove-pipe is prevented from being pushed into the chimney-flue holefarther than the inside wall or face of the flue; second, water isprevented from running in on the stove'pipe and down on the ceiling (orwall) as it does with the old style (when it rains or snows;) third, thestovepipe is prevented from working out easily, or from being pushedfromone side to the other to any extent, thus keeping the pipe securely init place, all as fully set forth and shown in Figures 1 and 2 of theaccompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the outside case, A, and the innercase, B.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View showing a part of the chimney F withstove-pipes G inserted between the cases A and B.

The outside case, A, has a small flange, E,

bent outward to prevent the thimble being forcedinto the chimney anyfarther than the inside face (or wall) of the flue. The inner case, B,projects about one-fourth of an inch, thus making it easy to enter thestove-pipe. The two cases A and B are kept apart about one-eighth of aninch, and are joined together at the back end, 0, thus forming a chamberor receptacle for the stove-pipe G. The end 0 is entirely closed up,which answers the double purpose ofpreventing the pipe from goingintothe flue-hole any farther than the inside face or wall of the fine, andpreventing water from running in on the pipe and down the ceiling orwall, as above mentioned.

I claim as my invention A stove-pipe thimble consisting of the two casesA B, connected at their inner ends to form a chamber for the stove-pipeG, the case B being longer than the case A, all as set forth.

JEFFERSON H. GONGWER.

Witnesses:

JAMES L. FERGUSON, JAMES M. HARRISON.

